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The Chrisley family's new Lifetime reality show is about to take you on an emotional rollercoaster -- at least, that’s what the first trailer promises -- and trust us, it’s a wild ride!

Catch the extended Lifetime clip -- "The Chrisleys: Back to Reality" follows Todd and Julie's journey from behind bars to their homecoming, with their determined daughter Savannah fighting for their pardons ... and even some jaw-dropping moments with President Trump pulling strings for their freedom.

Now, there was clearly a lot happening BTS before and after their pardons -- and it’s all captured on camera ... with the family also diving deep into how they were screwed over by relatives, and revealing there’s a score to settle.

One of the New York City "crypto bros" accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire to extract his Bitcoin password is out of police custody ... and it's an expensive proposition.

John Woeltz posted $1 million bond Thursday ... and our photog got him walking out of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.

Celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson put together the bail package for Woeltz ... and Ira attached an electronic monitoring device to Woeltz's ankle before taking him to an undisclosed location in New York, where Woeltz will be under home confinement as the case plays out.

Blake Lively's deposition kicked off just a little while ago ... and, we're told she's staring right into the face of her legal foe.

Sources tell us Justin Baldoni is in the room during the deposition, which is being held at Lively's lawyer's office in New York City.

This deposition has been a long time coming ... with the two sides recently battling over where to hold the legal interview. Baldoni's lawyers suggested a live stream at Madison Square Garden -- Blake's side didn't think that was the best setup.

Surveillance video taken from inside Jeffrey Epstein's NYC prison has sparked a ton of new questions instead of answers ... like, what in the world is that orange blob heading toward the notorious pedophile's jail cell???

The video is already under intense scrutiny for allegedly being edited ... and CBS News launched a full investigation into the footage -- which includes a shadowy shape on the right side of the screen that appears at 10:39 PM.

Watch the vid ... there's a flash of orange that just peeks out from around the corner of the wall -- before disappearing once again.

Conor McGregor has lost his appeal in his civil sexual assault case.

A Court of Appeal in Dublin, Ireland, rejected the UFC superstar's appeal on Thursday morning ... with a three-judge panel reportedly dismissing his claim "in its entirety."

McGregor was sued by Nikita Hand several years ago, alleging the famed fighter forced himself on her at a hotel following a 2018 Christmas party.

Shannon Sharpe opened up Wednesday evening on his ESPN ousting ... and he sure didn't sound like a guy who's all that torn up over the split.

The NFL legend said on his "Nightcap" podcast he's "at peace with" the network's decision to give him the axe following his settlement with his rape accuser ... explaining, "They did what they felt they needed to do."

He did, though, say he wished ESPN had waited until next week to leak the news -- so his brother, Sterling, could get all of the attention this weekend for his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Diddy wants his conviction on 2 counts of the Mann Act overturned, and if not, he's demanding a whole new trial on those charges ... according to new docs filed late Wednesday night.

It's pretty stunning, but in the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy and his defense team make the case for Judge Arun Subramanian changing the Mann Act conviction to an acquittal. Here's why ... the Mann Act involves transporting someone across state lines for the purpose of sex.

But, Diddy's team says they believe he's the only person ever convicted under this statute who did not make money off prostitution, did not have sex with an alleged prostitute and did not arrange the prostitute's transportation.

Gilbert Arenas was one happy camper leaving jail Wednesday after his arrest for allegedly hosting high-stakes illegal poker games.

Video posted to X shows the former NBA star dancing and pumping his fists in the air, while making his way down flights of stairs outside what appears to be a detention facility in Los Angeles.

The camerawoman filming Arenas -- dressed in a t-shirt and shorts -- playfully says "Free" and "you better not" as Arenas draws closer to her.

Rapper Kevin Gates is getting served ... because his wife just filed for divorce.

Dreka Gates, who used to manage Kevin, beelined it to court Wednesday and filed for divorce from Kevin after 9 years of marriage.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Dreka lists the date of separation as July 10 ... and she's going with the boilerplate "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.

A man revealed to be a convicted child sex offender is causing outrage because he's got a baby boy at home ... and we've learned there was nothing to block him from bringing the child into his family under Pennsylvania law -- but now prosecutors say the best solution is changing the law through the legislature.

Here's the deal ... a Pennsylvania man named Brandon Keith Mitchell went viral this month over videos he shared on social media showing him and his husband kissing a baby boy and blowing out a candle every month through the child's first birthday.

The couple got ripped by some right-wing activists -- and then folks discovered Mitchell is a registered sex offender who was convicted of child sex abuse and possession of child pornography back in 2016.

Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against top officials in Santa Fe has been dismissed ... because there's simply been no movement in the case in months.

A New Mexico judge dismissed the case Tuesday ... claiming "no significant action has been taken in 180 or more days in connection to any and all pending claims."

Basically, it appears no one's filed any paperwork with the court in about six months -- around the time Baldwin originally filed the lawsuit -- and, now the filing's dismissed without prejudice.

Diddy's got a mountain of civil lawsuits to fight now that his criminal case is over, and he's getting started while he sits in a federal detention center ... and one of them is a suit involving his son Christian "King" Combs and a yacht party.

The Bad Boy founder is a codefendant in a civil suit accusing King of forcing himself on a woman on a yacht Diddy allegedly chartered.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy is arguing the case, filed in California, should be tossed because the court has no jurisdiction over him ... he says he's been a Florida resident for more than 5 years and points out he's been incarcerated in a Brooklyn jail since his September 2024 arrest.

Ty Dolla $ign distanced himself from Kanye West during one of Ye's antisemitic tirades this year, and now he appears to be handling some of his legal issues on his own, too ... Ty just settled a copyright infringement case brought forward by Memphis rap vet Criminal Manne ... even though it looks like Kanye hasn't given up yet.

We broke the story back in November 2024 ... Ye and Ty Dolla $ign were both sued by Criminal Manne, DJ Squeeky and Rayna B. Rufus, who claim they never cleared samples that appeared on the short-lived duo ¥$'s chart-topping "Vultures 1" album released in January last year.

According to docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Ty Dolla $ign and Create Music Group reached a confidential settlement in principle with the parties that they expect to be finalized in the next 30 days ... but the agreement does NOT include Ye or his Yeezy Record Label LLC.

3:34 PM PT -- Federal prosecutors say Gilbert Arenas pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment on Wednesday afternoon and was released on $50,000 bond.

A trial date was set for late September.

Former NBA superstar Gilbert Arenas was arrested in Southern California on Wednesday after authorities say he ran an illegal gambling business.

Federal prosecutors claim the ex-Washington Wizards guard, along with five others, rented out his Encino mansion to hold high-stakes card games from September 2021 to July 2022.

Donald Trump's White House has been in communication with Diddy's legal team about a potential pardon for the music mogul, and we've learned the decision may be determined by the judge's ruling on bail.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Donald Trump is "more than open" to pardoning Diddy, but he wants to wait to see what Judge Arun Subramanian does with Diddy's latest bail petition. We're told if Diddy is granted bail, Trump will not make a decision on a pardon until Diddy is sentenced. If the judge denies bail, a decision will be made immediately.

As you know, Diddy was acquitted on the 3 major charges, and convicted on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits the interstate transportation of prostitutes. The Mann Act is rarely used by federal prosecutors as a singular charge. Most legal experts agree ... if Diddy's case only involved the Mann Act, no charges would have been filed against him.

Bryan Kohberger was captured on police body cam footage during a routine traffic stop in 2022, just a couple months before he murdered four University of Idaho students ... and he's recorded insisting he's a super honest guy.

New video -- which prosecutors planned to present at trial -- has now been released after Kohberger has already pled guilty to his brutal killings ... and, it starts when a cop stops him for allegedly going 43 mph in an area with a 35 mph speed limit.

The Latah County sheriff's deputy pulls up to the window in the August 2022 stop ... and notices Kohberger isn't wearing his seat belt. He asks if Kohberger was wearing his seat belt while he was driving, and BK admits he wasn't.